Chrysanthemum named Bronze Reagan

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named Bronze Reagan, bearing medium sized pale bronze blooms with a yellow-green center and a performance of 24-28 days.

This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/780,238 filed Oct. 22, 1991, now abandoned. The present application is related to the following co-pending applications:

    ______________________________________                                         Application No.                                                                             Filing Date    Title                                              ______________________________________                                         07/780,305   October 22, 1991                                                                              Reagan                                             07/780,237   October 22, 1991                                                                              Orange Reagan                                      08/088,104   July 8, 1993   Dark Reagan                                        08/101,275   August 2, 1993 Coral Reagan                                       08/092,942   July 19, 1993  Sulfur Reagan                                      08/092,943   July 19, 1993  Yellow Reagan                                      08/088,107   July 8, 1993   White Reagan                                       08/101,278   August 2, 1993 Salmon Reagan                                      ______________________________________                                         +CL ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE NEW PLANT

The new plant of the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant which is a naturally occurring sport of a Chrysanthemum named Reagan, which in turn is a cross of unknown Chrysanthemum morifolium parents. The Chrysanthemum named Reagan is described in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/780,305. The invention was discovered in 1988 as a whole plant mutation in Holland. The plant has been asexually reproduced by cuttings in greenhouses at Ter Aar, Holland. The new cultivar has been found to retain all of its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.

SUMMARY OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention is a new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum of a medium sized bloom and bronze color.

ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE NEW PLANT

The new plant of the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant which is a naturally occurring sport of a Chrysanthemum named Reagan, which in turn is a cross of unknown Chrysanthemum morifolium parents. The Chrysanthemum named Reagan is described in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/780,305. The invention was discovered in 1988 as a whole plant mutation in Holland. The plant has been asexually reproduced by cuttings in greenhouses at Ter Aar, Holland. The new cultivar has been found to retain all of its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.

SUMMARY OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention is a new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum of a medium sized bloom and bronze color.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present new and distinct Chrysanthemum cultivar is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color being as nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

Sheet 1 shows the full bloom of the new cultivar;

Sheet 2, top, shows various stages of bloom of the new cultivar; and

Sheet 2, bottom, shows the foliage and petiole of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This new variety of Chrysanthemum is of the botanical classification Chrysanthemum morifolium, and is named Bronze Reagan. When grown in the vicinity of Ter Aar, Holland, it has a response time of approximately 71/2 weeks. This new variety produces medium sized bronze blooms with a yellow green center having a 4 week performance (i.e., a vase life of 24-28 days). This new variety of Chrysanthemum has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics throughout successive propagations and may be planted under greenhouse conditions in Holland between weeks fifty and thirty-five (i.e., between December 1 and August 30). Pest resistance, disease resistance and frost tolerance are unknown.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics (color designations are from R.H.S. Colour Chart) that distinguish it over related known varieties and its antecedents:

Botanical classification: Chrysanthemum morifolium.

Bud:

Size.--Medium (cross section ±1.0 cm, height ±0.7 cm.).

Form.--Round and flat.

Outside color.--Greyed-red 179 C.

Bloom:

Size.--Medium.

Fully expanded.--61/2-7 cm.

Borne.--Upper portion, single flower per peduncle; lower portion, plural flowers per peduncle.

Stems.--Strong, thick.

Form.--Single (daisy).

Performance.--Very good 24-28 days (18°-20° C.).

Color:

Center of flower.--Immature: Yellow Green 151 C. Mature: Yellow Green 154 A.

Base of petals.--8 A with an overlay of Greyed-Red 179 B.

Inside of petals.--8 A with an overlay of Greyed-Red 179 B.

Reverse of petals.--8 C tinged along the center with Greyed-Red 179 B in a tesselated pattern.

Outer petals.--8 A with an overlay of Greyed-Red 179 B.

Tonality from a distance.--A pale bronze daisy with a fresh looking center having little or no pollen.

Discoloration.--None.

Pollen.--Yellow-Orange 14 A.

Petals:

Texture.--Upperside smooth, underside smooth.

Number.--24-30 (two rows).

Cross-section.--Flat, two keels.

Arrangement.--Imbricated.

Persistence.--Good. Petals keep straight or reflex somewhat at the edge at the end of blooming.

Fragrance.--Typical Chrysanthemum.

Disc diameter.--1.5 cm.

Reproductive organs:

Stamen.--Yellow, thick, 3 mm in length.

Pollen.--Appears at a late stage of blooming, yellow-orange in color.

Styles.--Green thick. Length.--±5 mm.

Stigmas.--Yellow. Width: ±1 mm.

Ovaries.--Enclosed in calyx.

Plant:

Form.--Spray mum meant for erect culture. Herbaceous.

Growth.--Strong.

Height.--100-125 cm.

Peduncle.--Near the top ±14 cm, Near the middle ±24 cm, Near the bottom ±28 cm.

Internodes.--3 cm.

Flowering response.--71/2 weeks.

Foliage:

Color.--Upperside Green 137 A, Underside 137 C.

Size.--Length±12 cm, Width±9 cm.

Quantity.--22-28.

Shape.--Lobed, see photograph.

Texture.--Upperside rough, underside smooth slightly hirsute.

Ribs and veins.--Ribs well developed, veins not so developed.

Edge.--Crenated.

Distinguishing characteristics of the Chrysanthemum of the Reagan family are summarized below in Table IA and IB. Color designations therein are taken from the R.H.S. Colour Chart.

                  TABLE IA                                                         ______________________________________                                                 TITLE                                                                                      WHITE       CORAL                                                    REAGAN    REAGAN      REAGAN                                         ______________________________________                                         BUD       GREYED-   YELLOW 4D   GREYED-                                        OUTSIDE   PURPLE                PURPLE                                         COLOR     186D BUT              186A                                                     PALER                                                                CENTER OF                                                                      FLOWER                                                                         IMMATURE: YELLOW-   YELLOW-     YELLOW-                                                  GREEN     GREEN       GREEN                                                    151C      151C        151C                                           MATURE:   YELLOW-   YELLOW-     YELLOW-                                                  GREEN     GREEN       GREEN                                                    154A      154A        154A                                           BASE OF   PURPLE    WHITE 155D  GREYED-RED                                     PETALS    75B       BUT         179C BUT                                                           WHITER      REDDER                                                             AND                                                                            BRIGHTER                                                   INSIDE OF PURPLE    WHITE 155D  GREYED-RED                                     PETALS    75B       BUT         179C BUT                                                           WHITER      REDDER                                                             AND                                                                            BRIGHTER                                                   REVERSE OF                                                                               RED-      WHITE 155D  GREYED-                                        PETALS    PURPLE    BUT         YELLOW 162D                                              69A BUT   WHITER      TINGED                                                   PALER     AND         WITH RED-                                                          BRIGHTER    PURPLE 71B                                                                     BETWEEN                                                                        RIBS AND                                                                       MARGIN                                         OUTER     PURPLE    WHITE 155D  GREYED-RED                                     PETALS    75B       BUT         179C BUT                                                           WHITER      REDDER                                                             AND                                                                            BRIGHTER                                                   PETAL     FLAT      FLAT        FLAT                                           CROSS-                                                                         SECTION                                                                        ______________________________________                                                 TITLE                                                                            DARK        ORANGE     BRONZE                                                  REAGAN      REAGAN     REAGAN                                        ______________________________________                                         BUD       BETWEEN     GREYED-    GREYED-                                       OUTSIDE   GREYED      RED        RED                                           COLOR     PURPLE      180A       179C                                                    186A AND B                                                           CENTER OF                                                                      FLOWER                                                                         IMMATURE: YELLOW-     YELLOW-    YELLOW-                                                 GREEN       GREEN      GREEN                                                   151C        151C       151C                                          MATURE:   YELLOW-     YELLOW-    YELLOW-                                                 GREEN       GREEN      GREEN                                                   154A        154A       154A                                          BASE OF   RED-PURPLE  BETWEEN    YELLOW 8A                                     PETALS    69B LIGHTLY GREYED     WITH AN                                                 OVERLAID    ORANGE     OVERLAY                                                 WITH        169A AND B OF GREYED                                               RED-PURPLE             RED 179B                                                72A GIVING                                                                     AN                                                                             OVERALL                                                                        IMPRESSION                                                                     OF PURPLE                                                                      75A BUT                                                                        PINKER                                                               INSIDE OF RED-PURPLE  BETWEEN    YELLOW 8A                                     PETALS    69B LIGHTLY GREYED     WITH AN                                                 OVERLAID    ORANGE     OVERLAY                                                 WITH        169A AND B OF GREYED                                               RED-PURPLE             RED 179B                                                72A GIVING                                                                     AN                                                                             OVERALL                                                                        IMPRESSION                                                                     OF PURPLE                                                                      75A BUT                                                                        PINKER                                                               REVERSE OF                                                                               RED-PURPLE  NEAREST    YELLOW 8C                                     PETALS    69C WITH    TO         TINGED                                                  A LIGHT     GREYED-    ALONG THE                                               TESSEL-     ORANGE     CENTER                                                  LATION OF   163B       WITH                                                    RED-PURPLE  TINGED     GREYED                                                  72A         WITH RED   RED 179B                                                            BETWEEN    IN A                                                                THE RIBS   TES-                                                                           SELATED                                                                        PATTERN                                       OUTER     RED-PURPLE  BETWEEN    YELLOW 8A                                     PETALS    69B LIGHTLY GREYED-    WITH AN                                                 OVERLAID    ORANGE     OVERLAY                                                 WITH        169A AND B OF GREYED                                               RED-PURPLE             RED 179B                                                72A GIVING                                                                     AN                                                                             OVERALL                                                                        IMPRESSION                                                                     OF PURPLE                                                                      75A BUT                                                                        PINKER                                                               PETAL     CONVEX      CONVEX     FLAT                                          CROSS-                                                                         SECTION                                                                        ______________________________________                                                 TITLE                                                                            YELLOW      SULPHUR     SALMON                                                 REAGAN      REAGAN      REAGAN                                       ______________________________________                                         BUD       YELLOW 9C   YELLOW 10C  NEAREST                                      OUTSIDE                           TO                                           COLOR                             YELLOW-                                                                        ORANGE                                                                         23D                                          CENTER OF                                                                      FLOWER                                                                         IMMATURE: YELLOW-     YELLOW-     YELLOW-                                                GREEN       GREEN       GREEN                                                  151C        151C        151C                                         MATURE:   YELLOW-     YELLOW-     YELLOW-                                                GREEN       GREEN       GREEN                                                  154A        154A        154A                                         BASE OF   YELLOW 5C   YELLOW 6D   NEAREST                                      PETALS                            TO                                                                             ORANGE                                                                         29C                                          INSIDE OF YELLOW 5C   YELLOW 6D   NEAREST                                      PETALS                            TO                                                                             ORANGE                                                                         29C                                          REVERSE OF                                                                               YELLOW 4C   YELLOW 6D   NEAREST                                      PETALS                            TO                                                                             YELLOW-                                                                        ORANGE                                                                         22D                                          OUTER     YELLOW 5C   YELLOW 6D   NEAREST                                      PETALS                            TO                                                                             ORANGE                                                                         29C                                          PETAL     FLAT        FLAT        FLAT                                         CROSS-                                                                         SECTION                                                              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                  TABLE IB                                                         ______________________________________                                                TITLE                                                                                    WHITE       CORAL                                                    REAGAN    REAGAN      REAGAN                                            ______________________________________                                         STEM INFORMATION                                                               STEM:    YELLOW-     NEAREST     YELLOW-                                       GREEN    GREEN       GREEN       GREEN                                         COLOR    144A        143C        144A                                          STEM:    ABSENT      ABSENT      PRESENT                                       ANTHO-                                                                         CYANIN                                                                         COLOR-                                                                         ATION                                                                          STEM:    MEDIUM      MEDIUM TO   MEDIUM                                        STRENGTH             STRONG                                                    STEM:    PRESENT     PRESENT     ABSENT                                        BRIT-                                                                          TLENESS                                                                        PEDUNCLE INFORMATION                                                           LATERAL  MEDIUM      WEAK TO     WEAK TO                                       SHOOT:               MEDIUM      MEDIUM                                        ATTACH-                                                                        MENT TO                                                                        STEM                                                                           LATERAL  MEDIUM      MEDIUM      SMALL                                         SHOOT:                                                                         ANGLE                                                                          BETWEEN                                                                        LATERAL                                                                        SHOOT                                                                          AND STEM                                                                       ADDITIONAL FOLIAGE INFORMATION                                                 LEAF:    ROUND       ROUND       ROUND                                         SHAPE OF                                                                       BASE OF                                                                        SINUS                                                                          BETWEEN                                                                        LATERAL                                                                        LOBES                                                                          LEAF:    CON-        CON-        CON-                                          MARGINS  VERGING     VERGING     VERGING                                       OF SINUS                                                                       BETWEEN                                                                        LATERAL                                                                        LOBES                                                                          LEAF:    ROUNDED     ASYM-       ASYM-                                         SHAPE OF             METRIC      METRIC                                        BASE                                                                           LEAF:    CUSPIDATE   MUCRONATE   CUSPIDATE                                     APEX                                                                           GROWTH:                                                                        DIFFERENCE IN AVERAGE LENGTH (IN CMS)                                                 0         0           -5                                                RESPONSE TIME:                                                                 DIFFERENCE IN DAYS OF AVERAGE RESPONSE                                                0         0           +1                                                RESPONSE ON ALAR: DOSE THAT HAS TO BE USED                                     TO GET AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF ABOUT 90 CMS                                       (DOSE IN GRAMS PER 100 LITER OF WATER)                                                  300         300         250                                           YEAR OF  1986        1989        1988                                          DIS-                                                                           COVERY                                                                         ______________________________________                                                TITLE                                                                          DARK      ORANGE      BRONZE                                                   REAGAN    REAGAN      REAGAN                                            ______________________________________                                         STEM INFORMATION                                                               STEM:    YELLOW-     BETWEEN     YELLOW-                                       GREEN    GREEN       YELLOW-     GREEN                                         COLOR    144A        GREEN       144A                                                               144A AND                                                                       146B                                                      STEM:    PRESENT     PRESENT     PRESENT                                       ANTHO-                                                                         CYANIN                                                                         COLOR-                                                                         ATION                                                                          STEM:    MEDIUM      MEDIUM      MEDIUM                                        STRENGTH                                                                       STEM:    PRESENT     PRESENT     ABSENT                                        BRIT-                                                                          TLENESS                                                                        PEDUNCLE INFORMATION                                                           LATERAL  MEDIUM      MEDIUM      WEAK                                          SHOOT:                                                                         ATTACH-                                                                        MENT TO                                                                        STEM                                                                           LATERAL  MEDIUM      SMALL       SMALL                                         SHOOT:                                                                         ANGLE                                                                          BETWEEN                                                                        LATERAL                                                                        SHOOT                                                                          AND STEM                                                                       ADDITIONAL FOLIAGE INFORMATION                                                 LEAF:    ROUND       ROUND       ROUND                                         SHAPE OF                                                                       BASE OF                                                                        SINUS                                                                          BETWEEN                                                                        LATERAL                                                                        LOBES                                                                          LEAF:    CON-        CON-        CON-                                          MARGINS  VERGING     VERGING     VERGING                                       OF SINUS                                                                       BETWEEN                                                                        LATERAL                                                                        LOBES                                                                          LEAF:    ASYM-       TRUNCATE    ASYM-                                         SHAPE OF METRIC                  METRIC                                        BASE                                                                           LEAF:    MUCRONATE   CUSPIDATE   CUSPIDATE                                     APEX                                                                           GROWTH:                                                                        DIFFERENCE IN AVERAGE LENGTH (IN CMS)                                                 0         +10         0                                                 RESPONSE TIME:                                                                 DIFFERENCE IN DAYS OF AVERAGE RESPONSE                                                +1/2      -1          -1/2                                              RESPONSE ON ALAR: DOSE THAT HAS TO BE USED                                     TO GET AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF ABOUT 90 CMS                                       (DOSE IN GRAMS PER 100 LITER OF WATER)                                                  300         450         250                                           YEAR OF  1988        1988        1988                                          DIS-                                                                           COVERY                                                                         ______________________________________                                                TITLE                                                                          YELLOW    SULPHUR     SALMON                                                   REAGAN    REAGAN      REAGAN                                            ______________________________________                                         STEM INFORMATION                                                               STEM:    YELLOW-     NEAREST     YELLOW-                                       GREEN    GREEN       GREEN       GREEN                                         COLOR    146B        143C        144A                                          STEM:    ABSENT      ABSENT      PRESENT                                       ANTHO-                                                                         CYANIN                                                                         COLOR-                                                                         ATION                                                                          STEM:    MEDIUM      MEDIUM TO   MEDIUM                                        STRENGTH             STRONG                                                    STEM:    ABSENT      ABSENT      PRESENT                                       BRIT-                                                                          TLENESS                                                                        PEDUNCLE INFORMATION                                                           LATERAL  WEAK TO     WEAK TO     MEDIUM                                        SHOOT:   MEDIUM      MEDIUM                                                    ATTACH-                                                                        MENT TO                                                                        STEM                                                                           LATERAL  SMALL       SMALL       MEDIUM                                        SHOOT:                                                                         ANGLE                                                                          BETWEEN                                                                        LATERAL                                                                        SHOOT                                                                          AND STEM                                                                       ADDITIONAL FOLIAGE INFORMATION                                                 LEAF:    ROUND       ROUND       ROUND                                         SHAPE OF                                                                       BASE OF                                                                        SINUS                                                                          BETWEEN                                                                        LATERAL                                                                        LOBES                                                                          LEAF:    PARALLEL    PARALLEL    PARALLEL                                      MARGINS                                                                        OF SINUS                                                                       BETWEEN                                                                        LATERAL                                                                        LOBES                                                                          LEAF:    ASYM-       ASYM-       ASYM-                                         SHAPE OF METRIC      METRIC      METRIC                                        BASE                                                                           LEAF:    MUCRONATE   MUCRONATE   CUSPIDATE                                     APEX                                                                           GROWTH:                                                                        DIFFERENCE IN AVERAGE LENGTH (IN CMS)                                                 0         +10         +10                                               RESPONSE TIME:                                                                 DIFFERENCE IN DAYS OF AVERAGE RESPONSE                                                +1        -1          0                                                 RESPONSE ON ALAR: DOSE THAT HAS TO BE USED                                     TO GET AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF ABOUT 90 CMS                                       (DOSE IN GRAMS PER 100 LITER OF WATER)                                                  280         450         350                                           YEAR OF  1990        1990        1987                                          DIS-                                                                           COVERY                                                                         ______________________________________                                     

What is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named Bronze Reagan, as described and illustrated. 